Utah snowmobiler survives avalanche that briefly buried him
A Utah snowmobiler said he briefly panicked after an avalanche sent him cartwheeling off his snowmobile and buried him in snow in the mountains near the Idaho border.Matthew Jensen said his friends dug him out Saturday after about a minute under the snow because they spotted his hand sticking out. He said he told himself to relax to avoid using all his oxygen. The incident occurred Saturday on a hill west of Eden basin in northern Utah. Jensen hurt his leg but is otherwise fine, KUTV-TV reports.
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